10 Best Hamster Foods 2024 | UK Veterinarian Reviewed

Our top spot goes to the the Harry Hamster Tasty Mix from Supreme Petfoods, a delicious and nutrient-filled daily hamster food. Suitable for all breeds, the blend of seeds with oats, maize, wheat, peas and whole peanuts, encourages foraging as well as meeting all of their dietary needs.

We love that it's affordable even for a 700g bag, so it's ideal if you have several hamsters, or will keep for ages even if you only have one. It also provides much-needed variety while remaining low in sugar, with ingredients containing natural prebiotics and alfalfa meal, to promote good digestive health. 

Hamster food can get surprisingly pricey, but you needn't spend a fortune trying to find a healthy option thanks to Burgess's nutritionally-balanced mix. Made using a carefully-crafted recipe, these mini nuggets consist of peas, linseed, soy and more to provide all the nutrients with your hamster needs.

For a good base for your daily feed, try adding some dried mealworms, sunflower seeds or fresh veggies for variation! This mix is also allergen-free and is a complete feed to stop your hamster's selective feeding as its nuggets prevent selective feeding where the animal chooses the sweet, high-sugar elements of the diet and leaves the nutritious, high-fibre elements behind.

If you want to give your hamster an extra special treat, check out Rosewood Naturals’ Carrot and Fennel Sticks. A mentally-stimulating snack, they’ll have to work for their reward by gradually nibbling away at the hard-baked sticks. 

These sticks are a much healthier choice than most, as they're free from unnecessary bulking agents and added sugars, such as honey. Instead, they’re made using a combination of seeds, nuts and cereals with a little carrot and fennel for flavour, and bound together with protein-packed egg. Saintly!

The offering from Supreme Science is formulated from high quality ingredients to be nutritionally complete. In-line with vet recommendations, there are no sugars or syrups, rather, you get a decent helping of protein from oats, barley and soy beans, alongside linseeds which are rich in omegas 3 and 6, for a healthy coat and skin. 

While not the most exciting, the crunchy pellets help to keep teeth trim and prevent selective feeding, so are a good pick for owners of fussy hamsters, who are fed up with throwing out half the contents of a food bowl.

The majority of hay cubes on the market are made for rabbits and guinea pigs, and can therefore be a little too large for hamsters. What we like about these is that they come in smaller bite-size cubes and are perfect for tiny mouths to wrap their teeth around.

These cubes are available in a 100% Timothy hay variety or as a blend with alfalfa, as well as a number of different size options for multi-pet homes. Like hay, alfalfa provides good dietary fibre as well as calcium for healthy teeth and bones!

While similar in many ways to other breeds, dwarf hamsters do have their own dietary requirements (the occasional mealworm is known to be an especially good source of protein for dwarf hamsters). So you may wish to consider buying a specially formulated food to suit their unique needs.

Puur for Dwarf Hamsters & Mice contains many of the same ingredients as their regular gourmet hamster mix, only amended for tiny tummies. Which means that although you won't find whole peanuts, there are plenty of sunflower seeds, linseeds and mealworms, as well as delectable elderberries and apple pieces!

Nibblots are a very tasty treat for your hamster(s)! With a crispy, crunchy cereal outer and soft berry inside, they're a sure-fire way to tantalise their tastebuds and keep their diet interesting, as long as they are offered only occasionally. 

They're more than your usual treat though – they contain a range of essential minerals and fats, including omegas 3 and 6. If you're looking for something a little different, we recommend these as a way to promote bonding between you and your hamster, whilst supporting your pet's wellbeing.

A blend of Timothy hay and alfalfa, Kaytee's Natural Timothy Hay Cubes are a little firmer than other similar products and this means that they help with dental maintenance, whilst also supplementing fibre in the diet.

As they're designed for rabbits and guinea pigs as well as other small animals, you may want to break them up a bit before giving them to your hamsters so they can enjoy them properly. Conversely, larger chunks could be used as a substitute for treat sticks. 

Witte Molen’s Puur hamster food is a complete, gourmet seed mix and more nutritionally-balanced muesli alternative. Puur contains a mix of staples like seeds, vegetables and grains, as well as hamster-enticing morsels such as dried fruit, mealworms and yucca extract - to help combat unpleasant cage smells!

This bag is especially suited to larger hamsters, as the brand also has a specialist dwarf-hamster mix. Be warned, with these types of mixes, hamsters are prone to picking out the best bits and leaving the rest. 

Hamsters go absolutely nuts for yoghurt drops, but many brands contain just far too much sugar! That’s why we’ve chosen this healthy alternative, sugar-free treats from Vitakraft instead. We do wish there were some added vitamins or minerals included, though. 

Made using a sugar-free recipe of dairy products and vegetable fats, you won’t have to deprive your hamsters of their favourite treat. Have a go at hiding one in their cage to encourage foraging, or keep as a reward for teaching good behaviour and tricks! Although they are sugar-free, it is still recommended that you don't feed your hamster too many nor too often.